Christmas in New York (album) explained
| Christmas in New York |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Renée Fleming |
| Cover: | Christmas in New York (album).jpg |
| Released: | November 3, 2014 |
| Recorded: | December 2013–August 2014 |
| Genre: | Christmas, jazz |
| Length: | 56:04 |
| Label: | Decca |
| Prev Title: | Guilty Pleasures |
Christmas in New York is an album by soprano Renée Fleming.
Music and release
The music is jazz-pop, instead of Fleming's more usual operatic material.
The album was released by Decca Records on November 3, 2014.[1] It was promoted in part by a PBS broadcast led by Fleming on December 4 of that year.[2]
Reception
The AllMusic reviewer commented on the sameness of many of the tracks and the diverse expectations of fans of various genres, and concluded, "In all this is a holiday release that is unlikely to disappoint, even as reactions may vary."
Track listing
- "Winter Wonderland" (with Wynton Marsalis)
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (with Gregory Porter)
- "Silver Bells" (with Kelli O'Hara)
- "Merry Christmas Darling" (with Chris Botti)
- "The Christmas Waltz"
- "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" (with Brad Mehldau)
- "Sleigh Ride" (with Wynton Marsalis)
- "Snowbound" (with Kurt Elling)
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" (with Rufus Wainwright)
- "Central Park Serenade" (with Gregory Porter)
- "The Man with the Bag"
- "Love and Hard Times" (with Brad Mehldau)
- "Still, still, still" (with Kurt Elling)
Personnel
Notes and References
- http://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4786770 "Renée Fleming: Christmas in New York"
- https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/blog/renee-fleming-spends-holidays/ "How Renée Fleming Spends Her Holidays"
